Greeneville weather in January: Greeneville, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January

Greeneville in January has a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 26°F, a daily mean of 37°F, holding near 48°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 3.52 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −4°C, 89 mm of precipitation and 6 cm of snow in January.

  • NOAA stationGreeneville Experiment Station
  • Station IDUSC00403679
  • Location36.11°N 82.84°W
  • Elevation1,320 ft (402 m)
  • Population15,979
  1. Jan 48° 26°
  2. Feb 52° 28°
  3. Mar 60° 34°
  4. Apr 70° 42°
  5. May 78° 52°
  6. Jun 84° 61°
  7. Jul 87° 65°
  8. Aug 87° 63°
  9. Sep 82° 56°
  10. Oct 72° 44°
  11. Nov 60° 33°
  12. Dec 51° 29°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Greeneville in January?

The normal high is 48°F and the normal low 26°F, for a daily mean of 36.6°F. January is 3.1°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Greeneville and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 48°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 32°F and 41°F.

Greeneville in January, day by day: normal high and low

Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 40%).

Normal high and low on five days of January, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
January 148°F27°F40%25%
January 847°F26°F40%25%
January 1547°F25°F39%25%
January 2248°F25°F40%25%
January 3149°F26°F40%26%
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 20)
Greeneville: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of January
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
January 148°F27°F40%25%9 h 40 min
January 248°F26°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 348°F26°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 448°F26°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 548°F26°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 648°F26°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 747°F26°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 847°F26°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 947°F26°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 1047°F26°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 1147°F25°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 1247°F25°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 1347°F25°F40%25%9 h 50 min
January 1447°F25°F40%25%10 h
January 1547°F25°F39%25%10 h
January 1647°F25°F39%25%10 h
January 1747°F25°F39%25%10 h
January 1847°F25°F40%25%10 h
January 1947°F25°F40%25%10 h
January 2047°F25°F39%25%10 h
January 2147°F25°F40%25%10 h 10 min
January 2248°F25°F40%25%10 h 10 min
January 2348°F25°F40%25%10 h 10 min
January 2448°F25°F40%25%10 h 10 min
January 2548°F25°F40%25%10 h 10 min
January 2648°F25°F40%25%10 h 10 min
January 2748°F25°F40%25%10 h 10 min
January 2848°F25°F40%25%10 h 20 min
January 2948°F26°F40%26%10 h 20 min
January 3048°F26°F40%26%10 h 20 min
January 3149°F26°F40%26%10 h 20 min
Normal high
48°FJanuary average
Normal low
26°FJanuary average
Precipitation
3.52 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
120.01 inch or more
Snowfall
2.2 inmonth total
Nights at 32°F or colder
24
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
Days at 70°F or more
1
Sunshine
65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00403679; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain or snow in Greeneville in January?

On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around January 31 (40%). In all, 3.52 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal January in Greeneville, 24 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.2 inches.

Snow falls on 2 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00403679.

What are the records for January in Greeneville?

The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1890) is 79°F, on January 25, 1950; the coldest is −29°F, on January 22, 1985. The wettest January brought 10.30 in (2013); the snowiest, 22.3 inches (1966).

The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 36.6°F: 2021 37.0°F (+0.4), 2022 34.6°F (−2.0), 2023 42.3°F (+5.7), 2024 35.1°F (−1.5), 2025 29.3°F (−7.3), 2026 34.0°F (−2.6). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Greeneville: January in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
JanuaryMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202137.0°F+0.4°F2.41 in
202234.6°F−2.0°F4.24 in
202342.3°F+5.7°F5.18 in
202435.1°F−1.5°F5.12 in
202529.3°F−7.3°F1.81 in
202634.0°F−2.6°F2.45 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00403679; recent months: ACIS, station USC00403679. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does January in Greeneville compare across Tennessee?

Across the 116 places PlainClimate covers in Tennessee, January normal highs run from 43°F in Monterey to 52°F in Ardmore; Greeneville's is 48°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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